Closet seat



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Patented Oct. 29, 1940 y AUNITED STATI-:s

PATENT 1 carica cLosa'r sur George J. Zalm Mountain, Mich. sppueationsuiy 11. im, semi No. 285,009

s calm. (ci. i-zas) This invention relates to an improved closet seat and is an improvement on the structure disclosed in my Patent No. 1939.

One object of the inventionis to provide a closet seat embodying an auxiliary seat for infants which, when not in use, is contained entirely within the connes of the cover.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a closet seat,an auxiliary seat which may be quickly swung from inoperative position within the cover, to operative position extendingat substantially right angles to the cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a closet seat, an auxiliary seat having a back and side arms, the back cooperating with the auxiliary seat member employed for providing a smooth unobstructed inner surface for the cover.

Another object of the invention is to provide a closet seat which may be quickly installed by merely removing the conventional cover and substituting the cover of my invention, which cover has the auxiliary seat mounted therein.

And as a still further object. the invention seeks to provide a closet seat` wherein the cover is formed 'with means engageable with the auxiliary seat member for retaining the auxiliary seat against accidental displacement fromthe cover when said auxiliary seat is not in use.

Other and incidental objects of the, invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved closet seat, said seat being shown -in open position with the auxiliary seat extended for use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my 'improved closet seat showing the cover in lowered position and the auxiliary seat completely enclosed within said cover.

Figure. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. y y

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely of the closet seat in operative position.

Referring now more particularly to nthe accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals of reference will be seen to 'designate like parts throughout theseveral views, the numeral I indicates awater closet which may be of any approved construction. The closet I is provided with an aliilt seat member 2 which is hlngedly 2,155,577, dated April 25,

-shape and may connected to the closet I by means of hinge members 3 and 4 and a hinge pin 5.

My improved closet seat includes a cover shown generally at 8. The cover is of substantially oval be formed of any material commonly used for the purpose. As best seen in Figures l and 4 of the drawings, the cover 6 is recessed throughout the major portion of its interior to define receptacles 1 and 8 and a relatively thin wail 9. As best seen in Figure 1, the receptacle 1 is relatively large with respect to the receptacle 8, so that a shoulder I0, between said receptacles, is defined, said shoulder extending throughout the major portion of the distance of the circumference of the cover. .The cover is formed with a thickened upper portion II and said portion II is provided medially of its width with a latch I2 which has a latch member I3 extending normally into the receptacle 1. The cover is provided with an open lower end portion I4, the purpose of which is to permit the auxiliary seat member, presently to be described, to be properly connected with said cover.

The auxiliary seat member employed is indicated in general at I5. Said` auxiliary seat member is of a size to conveniently receivev in sitting position, a child too small to make use of the conventional seat member 2. The auxiliary seat member I5 comprises a flat board of a contour quite similar to that of the seat member 2. Said seat member I5, however, is of such shape that it will snugly but removably ilt within the receptacle 1. Asbest seen in Figure 2, the forward edge portion of the auxiliary seat `,member I5 is formed with a latch receiving socket I6 which removably receives the latch member I3 when the seat is in the position shown in Figure 2. Witlifurther reference to Figure 2, it will be seen thatvthe seat member I5, when in inoperative position, lies with its inner free edge portion abutting the shoulder I0 between the receptacles 1 and 8, said shoulder preventing too great inward movement of the .auxiliary seat member. The outer surface of the auxiliary seat member will lie in the same plane with the rim of the cover 6 so that an unobstructed inner surface for the cover and auxiliary seat member,`when in inoperatlve position, will be assured.

Hinges i1 and I8 provide tion between the cover 6 and the auxiliary seat member I5. In order to allow convenient extension of the auxiliary seat member, there is provided a knob I9 which is secured to the'outer surface of the auxiliary seat member near its upper extremity. If desired, the knob I9 may be a swinging connec-v dispensed with and the seat member recessed to define a finger hold. In this manner there will be no projections extending from the otherwise unobstructed surface of my improved closet seat.

In order to connect my improved closet seat to the hinge pin 5 and thus place it in operative connection with the member 2, hinge members 25 are employed, which hinge members are secured to the lower outer surface of the board I5. It will be understood that the hinge members 2,0 serve the purpose of connecting the entire device in operative position with the member 2. This is to be particularly noted for the reason that, when installing my improved closet seat, it is only necessary to remove the conventional closet seat cover by disengaging said cover and its hinge members from the hinge pin 5 and substituting the cover 8 with its auxiliary seat member I5. If desired, the entire conventional toilet seat may be removed and my improved structure substituted, in which case the member 2 will be included with the cover B. T'his procedure may be Vfound preferable for the reason that'proper. matching of the cover B and seat member 2-will thus be assured.

In order to support a child sitting upon the auxiliary seat member I5, I provide a back 2| which is of oval shape and has a concave edge 22. The back 2| is secured to the auxiliary seat member I5 by means of a hinge 23, and is, as best seen in Figure 2, adapted, when in inoperative position, to rest within the opening 2l of the auxiliary seat member I5. The back serves the two-fold purpose of providing a supporting back, as heretofore set forth and, also, said back 2| serves to define a closure for the opening 2,4 so that an unobstructed inner surface for the vcloset seat will be assured.

An arm carrying plate 25 of U-shape configuration in top plan, is hingedly connected to the inner surface of the wall 9 of the cover 6. The plate 25 has arms 28 and 21 which have curved outer edges 28 and straight inner edges 29. The arms 26 and 21 are adapted, as best seen in Figure 3, to straddle the back 2|. A hinge 30 vconnects the back 2| with the bight portion 3| of the plate 25. Extending between the corresponding outer end portions of the arms 26 and 21 is a exible restraining strap 32 which serves the purto each other so pose of retaining a child in position-on the auxiliary seat.

The cover and auxiliary seat are preventedv from too great relative swinging movement by pivoted links 33 and 34 which are carried on brackets 35 and 36. vSwinging of the auxiliary seat member I5 toward the cover 6 will eil'ect swinging of the back 2| "and plate 25 with respect that, in closed position, the plate 25 will, as best seen in Figure 2, be contained in the receptacle 8. When the auxiliary seat member I5 is swung away from the cover 5, the plate 25 will be swung from the receptacle 8 and the back 2| and said plate will assume the position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

It is believed that further description of the invention is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: p

1. In a closet seat, an adult seat member, an auxiliary seat member hinged thereto and having an opening, closure means for the auxiliary seat member and being shiftable to close the opening, a cover hingedly connected to the auxiliary seat member and having a receptacle' for receiving the auxiliary seat member to lie flush therein and thus dei'lne an unobstructed inner surface for the cover and auxiliary seat, and means operatively connecting the closure means with the auxiliary seat member and the cover, said closure means being movable from the opening upon movement of the cover for defininga back for the auxiliary seat member.

2. In a closet seat, in combination with a water closet having an adult seat member, and means hingedly connecting the adult .seat member to the water closet, an auxiliary seat member having an opening, means hingedly connecting the auxiliary seat member to the first mentioned means whereby said auxiliary seat member may swing with respect to the adult seat member, a cover having a hollow interior defining a pair of receptacles, one of said receptacles being relatively large and the other relatively small for dening a shoulder, means hingedly connecting the cover with the auxiliary seat member, said auxiliary seat member being shiftable to lie in the larger ofthe receptacles adjacent the shoulder for defining an unobstructed inner surface for the cover and auxiliary seat member in closed position, and a back for the auxiliary seat member, said back being shiftable from a position closing the opening in the auxiliary seat member in closed position to a supporting position upon movement of the auxiliary seat member with respect to the cover.

3. In a closet seat. a cover having a hollow interior defining a relatively thin wall, a relatively large receptacle and a relatively small receptacle, a shoulder being defined between the receptacles, an auxiliary seat member having an opening, means connecting the auxiliary seat member and cover to a water closet, an arm carrying plate carried by the cover, means hingedly connecting the arm carrying plate to the cover, a back for the auxiliary seat member, means hingedly connecting the back to the auxiliary seat member, means hingedly connecting the back to the arm 'carrying plate, said plate having arms straddling said back, and links connected between the cover and auxiliary'seatmember, said auxiliary seat member being adapted' toswing to closed position in the larger of the receptacles, said arm carrying plate lying in the smaller of the receptacles and said back lying in the opening in the auxiliary seat member whereby an unobstructed inner surface will be provided for the cover and said member in closed position, relative swinging of the cover with respect to the seat member effecting shifting of the back and arm carrying plate to operative position.

4. In a closet seat, a cover having a pair of receptacles, an arm carrying plate adapted to lie in one of said receptacles in closed position and to project -fro'm the cover in operative position, an auxiliary seat member, means swingingly connecting the auxiliary seat member with the cover whereby said cover may lie in the other of said receptacles in inoperative position and cooperate anopening, a back for tbe auxiliary seat member, means swingingly connecting the back with the auxiliary seat member whereby said back may be moved to inoperative position within the opening 1n said auxiliary seat member, arms, a. cover hingedly connected with the auxiliary seat member, and means operatively connected between 

